2024-04-19 20:56:25
COUNTRY. –
President Daniel Noboa, during his activities in Manabí, reacted to the statements of the Association of Municipalities of Ecuador (AME) that last Tuesday announced a mobilization for April 10, protesting the lack of resources and payments to governments. decentralized freelancers.
He also said that said association is controlled by former president Guillermo Lasso and his political organization Creo.
According to the Association of Municipalities, the lack of resources does not allow them to serve citizens and therefore they need to be heard.
Through a statement, the Ministry of Finance reported that last Tuesday it began paying the fee corresponding to the month of February, according to the territorial equity model to rural parish councils. In this sense, the State portfolio reported that 100% of the January payment to medium and small municipalities has been completed, while 80% has been paid to the prefectures.
Patricio Maldonado, from AME, pointed out the last deposit that would be from February is around USD 30 million, but until December 2023 they should receive USD 164 million.
However, based on calculations of permanent and non-permanent income, this value is reduced to USD 159 million.
According to the AME, the total amount that the Government would owe to the autonomous governments is USD 1.3 billion. /The express